Wine "La Flor de Pingus" DO, 2012
Tasting Notes
The wine is very dark inky ruby color.
A full-bodied wine with a smooth texture and volume has harmonious, flexible, generous and juicy taste with fine silky tannins, blackberry tones and colors. A long caressing finish marked light peppery accents.
The wine shows a remarkable purity of aromas of raspberries, blackberries and other berries black framed notes of minerals, smoked, violets and underbrush.
The wine will be paired with delicious seasoned cheese, red meat and game.
Interesting Facts
"Flor de Pingus" - second wine sector, not least, a monumental and rich than the first - "Pingus". Wine is made from grapes of Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), grown on a plot of 20 hectares in the La Horra. The vineyard apply biodynamic farming methods. The average age of the vines is 20 years, but some reaches the age of 35 years. Dense planting vines causes plants to compete with each other, and their roots sink deep into the earth for the nutrients that a beneficial effect on the grapes. The spontaneous fermentation is small in stainless steel tanks. Then the wine is aged for about 14 months in French oak barrels (Darnajou and Taransaud), of which up to 50% - with new ones. Before bottling "La Flor de Pingus" is not filtered. At the peak of the vintage 2011 will be probably in the period from 2014 to 2025.
Dominio de Pingus - a young and hugely successful winery in Ribera del Duero. Are managed by Peter Sisseck - young but already well-known winemaker from Denmark, has reached amazing results in a very short period of time.
The first wine "Pingus" was created in 1995. No one had tried anything like wine instantly achieved worldwide recognition, and its creator won reputation as a talented winemaker. Wine Pingus, in 2004 won the highest score of 100/100 by Robert Parker.
Dominio de Pingus The company is a member of the elite club of major Spanish wine producers, and Peter Sisseck called a genius in winemaking, wine production has transformed into art. He created the wine has unrivaled modern character, but at the same time they are very traditional and unique in terms of the variety Tempranillo. Dominio de Pingus wine known throughout the world, they regularly receive top marks from the most reputable publications. Robert Parker called exceptional wine companies and among the best in Spain.
